Troubleshoot modifying color fills

Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

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You can modify the color by increasing or decreasing its tint or shade.

  1. Select the object you want to change.
  2. On the Formatting toolbar, click the arrow next to the Fill Color button Button image, click Fill Effects, and then click the Tint tab.
  3. Under Tint/Shade, click the tint or shade you want, and then click OK

ShowI can't fill my text with a pattern, texture, or gradient.

Although you can change the color of text and modify it with tinting or shading, you cannot fill it with patterns, textures, or gradients. If you want to create special color effects, use WordArt instead of text.

  1. On the Objects toolbar, click the WordArt button Button image.
  2. Select the WordArt you want, type your text, and then click OK.
  3. Right-click the WordArt, and then click Format WordArt.
  4. In the Format WordArt dialog box, click the Color and Line tab, and then select the options you want.

ShowI can't add a gradient or pattern to my color palette.

You're working with a color scheme, which can only contain colors, tints, or shades of colors. Though you can't add these effects to the actual color palette, you can fill an object with patterns or gradients created from your scheme colors.

ShowI can't undo color changes I made to my picture.

ShowRestore original colors for WordArt, AutoShapes, and drawing objects

  • To restore a drawing object's original fills and borders, select the object, and then do one of the following:

ShowClick the Undo button

On the Standard toolbar, click the Undo button Button image until the original fills and borders are restored.

This method works best when your most recent action was to change the object's borders or fill. Otherwise, you might undo other effects you've applied to the object.

ShowClick the arrow next to the Fill button

On the Formatting toolbar, click the arrow next to the Fill Color button Button image, click No Fill, and then reapply the object's original borders or fill.

ShowRestore original colors for clip art or other pictures

  1. Right-click the picture, and then click Format Picture.
  2. In the Format Picture dialog box, click the Picture tab.
  3. Under Image Control, click Recolor.
  4. In the Recolor Picture dialog box, click Restore Original Colors, and then click OK.
  5. Click OK.
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